When I finally switched off from a day of online meetings on Wednesday I thought I’d relax by watching some gentle TV. Then a prompt from a friend on social media made me switch over to a new channel, the BBC at first and then CNN. Within moments I was hooked in to the drama... Continue Reading →
“This is a traumatic time for black people, how many people are aware of this?” Another powerful post from a History student at Northampton.
This killing of George Floyd has inspired several of our History students to write blog posts, this one is from Monique, one of our current second years. My heart aches for my people, we have been through a lot. There is so much trauma, so many things we need to unlearn that the oppressor has... Continue Reading →
Restricting immigration, a good idea? An historical perspective from 1905 to the present
At the beginning of this week the incumbent Home Secretary announced that from January 2021 new legislation would restrict immigration into the UK, as the government had promised in the run up to the 2019 General Election. In brief the aim of the Conservative administration is to limit the amount of poorer, less well educated,... Continue Reading →